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    ContractsNew High Floor Light Rail Trams for Metrolink
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    New High Floor Light Rail Trams for Metrolink

    TfGM is conducting preliminary market engagement to identify manufacturers capable of delivering a new fleet of high floor light rail trams for Metrolink's renewal and expansion programme.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· North WestPublished 5 Nov 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender

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    • Closing date
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    • Sector
      Transport & Logistics
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      North West

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    Open

    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened today.

    5 November 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    TfGM is seeking a manufacturing partner to design, manufacture, test, commission and support a new fleet of high floor light rail trams for the UK's largest light rail network. The successful partner will deliver tram vehicles for both standard tram and tram-train operation, along with technical documentation, staff training, spare parts and ongoing whole life support. This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is the first of two planned consultations to assess the market's capability and appetite for delivering this fleet renewal. Metrolink currently operates 147 trams across over 100 kilometers of track with 99 stops and 2 depots, serving over 46.6 million passenger journeys annually. The network is undergoing renewal and expansion to increase capacity and extend service across Greater Manchester. This PME is voluntary and non-binding; participation will not affect your eligibility for any subsequent procurement process. Interested parties must demonstrate manufacturing capability for high floor light rail vehicles.

    Track record

    2 awards · 2 winners
    Open panel

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    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
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    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-07b3bd

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